In 2014, DBS announced plans to invest S$200 million over three years to better harness digital technologies, on top of a S$1 billion spend on further technology initiatives.

DBS is also promoting a "digital mindset" among employees, through a series of hackathons that pair inhouse staff with local entrepreneurs to jointly tackle business problems. At a DBS 'MegaHackathon' earlier this month, the bank embedded 150 DBS employees with local startups to work on a range of mobile banking prototypes.